A) They did not; it was added to the Constitution after the disputed election of 1796.
B) Small states insisted that they have a chance to play a role in choosing the president,and that wouldn't have been possible with direct elections.
C) Alexander Hamilton wanted a king,James Madison wanted no president,and the result was this compromise so that there could be a president.
D) They did not trust ordinary voters to choose the president and vice president directly.
E) They knew the Constitution would make them unpopular,so they wanted to create a way to avoid letting voters choose the president,thereby giving themselves a chance to be elected.
G) None of the above
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A) Under the Articles,states had more autonomy,while the Constitution gave no powers to the states.
B) Under the Articles,states had more autonomy,while the Constitution gave some powers to the states.
C) Under the Articles,states had no power to run the country,while the Constitution gave more powers to the states.
D) Under the Articles,states had some power to run the country,while the Constitution gave more powers to the states.
E) Under both the Articles and the Constitution,the states and national government had equal power to run the country.
G) None of the above
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A) Wealth of Nations.
B) The Articles of Confederation.
C) The Federalist.
D) "Agrippa."
E) The History of the American Revolution.
G) D) and E)
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